BORN under the name Hso Harn Fa, Harn Yawnghew has been living in exile in Canada since he was 15 years old. Harn and his family were forced to leave Myanmar following the March 2, 1962, coup by General Ne Win, which started the reign of the military junta.

Early morning on that fateful day, the Burmese army surrounded the residence of Harn's father, Sao Shwe Thaik, in…

Young coconut shell was on the lunch menu of Fransisca Patatcot and her son on Saturday two weeks ago. Sitting next to each other on the wooden porch of the Santo Petrus Paulus Church, Pulau Tiga District, Asmat Regency, Papua, they snacked on the coconut shell. When the coconut shell was finished, she began eating the husk.